I would mix about a heaping tsp. of wet with 2 tsp. of softened dry 4x a day and adjust to what she will eat in a 15 minute period. At this stage, I would also be giving Nutrical or nutristat 3x a day. I would leave out dry all the time. Once she's eating the dry, stop moistening the dry and give it hard with her regular feedings and slowly reduce the can. Your ultimate goal (in my opinion) is to get her eating just dry dog food. It's better for her health and especially her teeth. Both of my adults are on only dry and get canned as a special treat about 3 times a week. My new 3 month, 2 1/2 pounds old is only eating dry too already. She actually would eat around the can food to get the dry, and preferred it hard even at 8 weeks, 1 1/2 pounds. I do have two other Yorkies and I think she has learned to eat from them so everytime one of them goes and eats a little kibble she joins in. |